ยั่ว

yûua

Meanings

1NounB1

[to] tease; provoke [sb]

to annoy, tempt, or provoke [someone] playfully or deliberately to get a reaction

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ยั่วyûuaยั่วyûua1[to] tease; provoke [sb]2[to] entice; arouse [sb]3provocative; teasingเพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitโกรธgròhtโกรธgròht1[to] be angry (at/with/about)2angry; madเล่นๆlên lênเล่นๆlên lên1casually; just for fun; not seriously2briefly; just a bit; as a try3[to] mess around; [to] toy (with [sth]/[sb])เวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] act; perform (role)2casually; for fun (manner marker)3[to] tease; kid; mess with4[to] use; operate; take up (colloquial extension)5seriously; to a great degree (intensifier, often negative)6[to] play; have fun7[to] play (game/sport/instrument)เกมgaymเกมgaym1game; match2video game3set (in sports)
He likes to tease his friend to make him angry for fun while gaming.
2NounB2

[to] entice; arouse [sb]

to excite or stimulate desire or interest in [someone], often with a sexual or tempting implication

Examples

โฆษณาkôh-sà-naaโฆษณาkôh-sà-naa1advertisement; ad2[to] advertise; publicize; promoteใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]ภาพpâapภาพpâap1image; picture2scene; view; sight3image (public); reputation4film; movie5vision; mental imageและláeและláeand (coordinating)คำพูดkam pôotคำพูดkam pôot1what someone says; remarks2one's word; promise3wording; phrasingยั่วyûuaยั่วyûua1[to] tease; provoke [sb]2[to] entice; arouse [sb]3provocative; teasingอารมณ์aa-romอารมณ์aa-rom1mood; feeling2emotion; feeling3temper; disposition4artistic mood; tone5sexual mood; libido (colloq.)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofกระตุ้นgrà-dtûnกระตุ้นgrà-dtûn1[to] stimulate; spur; motivate2[to] trigger; activate; induce3stimulatory; stimulating (attr.)ความต้องการkwaam dtông gaanความต้องการkwaam dtông gaan1want; need; desire2market demand3requirementในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)สินค้าsĭn-káaสินค้าsĭn-káa1goods; merchandise2product; item3commodity (economics)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2character; figure3classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)4self-/personal (attributive)ใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)
The advertisement uses images and words to arouse desire for the new product.
3NounB2

provocative; teasing

describing something that provokes, tempts, or arouses interest or desire

Examples

กลิ่นglìnกลิ่นglìnsmell; odor; scentขนมปังkà-nŏm bpangขนมปังkà-nŏm bpangbreadอบòpอบòp1[to] bake; roast (dry heat, enclosed)2[to] warm or dry with gentle heat3[to] scent/fumigate; herbal steam (Thai spa)4baked; oven-cookedใหม่ๆmài màiใหม่ๆmài mài1recently; just; newly2very new; brand-new3fresh; just-made/just-picked4at first; initiallyยั่วyûuaยั่วyûua1[to] tease; provoke [sb]2[to] entice; arouse [sb]3provocative; teasingให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forแวะwáeแวะwáe[to] stop by; drop inซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy off
The smell of freshly baked bread tempts me to stop and buy some.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

ยวนyuuanยวนyuuan1seductive; captivating2[to] entice; lure3Yuan; Tai Yuan (Northern Thai)
  • seductive; captivating
  • [to] entice; lure
  • Yuan; Tai Yuan (Northern Thai)
ยั่วยวนyûua yuanยั่วยวนyûua yuan1[to] entice; seduce; tempt [sb]2seductive; alluring; provocative
  • [to] entice; seduce; tempt [sb]
  • seductive; alluring; provocative
เย้ายวนyáo yuanเย้ายวนyáo yuan1seductive; alluring; tempting2[to] entice; seduce; tempt
  • seductive; alluring; tempting
  • [to] entice; seduce; tempt
ซุนsunซุนsun1[to] fumble; feel around; grope (dialectal)2[to] poke at; meddle with; provoke/tease (dialectal)3Sun (Chinese surname)
  • [to] fumble; feel around; grope (dialectal)
  • [to] poke at; meddle with; provoke/tease (dialectal)
  • Sun (Chinese surname)
ตอแยdto yaeตอแยdto yae[to] pester; [to] bother [sb]; [to] pick a fight (with)

[to] pester; [to] bother [sb]; [to] pick a fight (with)